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{{Short description|Indian actor and mimicry artist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Riyas Narmakala
| image =
| caption =
| birth_place = [[Nedumangad]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], Kerala, India
| occupation = Actor, mimicry artist
| known_for = ''[[Marimayam]]'', ''[[Aliyans]]''
| awards = Kerala State Television Award for Best Comedian (2017)
}}

'''Riyas Narmakala''' is an Indian actor and mimicry artist who works primarily in Malayalam television and film.<ref name="TOI-Marimayam">{{cite news |title=Marimayam's Riyas Narmakala: Vulgarity and shaming is not required to make someone laugh |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/marimayams-riyas-narmakala-vulgarity-and-shaming-is-not-required-to-make-someone-laugh/articleshow/97316467.cms |work=The Times of India |date=25 January 2023 |access-date=6 April 2026}}</ref><ref name="KK-2025">{{cite news |title='You should not go through such a situation,' says actor Riyas after food poisoning hospitalisation |url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/mobile/news.php?id=1589233 |work=Kerala Kaumudi |date=11 August 2025 |access-date=6 April 2026}}</ref> He is best known for his performances in the Malayalam sitcoms ''[[Marimayam]]'' and ''[[Aliyans]]''.<ref name="TOI-Marimayam" /><ref name="TOI-Award">{{cite news |title=Kerala State Television Awards 2017 announced |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/kerala-state-television-awards-2017-announced/articleshow/63899251.cms |work=The Times of India |date=24 April 2018 |access-date=6 April 2026}}</ref> In 2017, he won the Kerala State Television Award for Best Comedian for his performance as Cleetus in ''[[Aliyan vs Aliyan]]''.<ref name="TOI-Award" />

== Early life and background ==
Riyas Narmakala is from Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala.<ref name="KK-2025" /><ref name="Vanitha-2019">{{cite news |title=മറിമായത്തിലെ മന്മഥന്റെ യഥാർത്ഥ പേരെന്ത്? റിയാസ് നർമകലയുടെ വിശേഷങ്ങൾ |url=https://www.vanitha.in/celluloid/movies/2019/03/13/riyas-narmakala-actor-special-interview.html |work=Vanitha |language=ml |date=13 March 2019 |access-date=6 April 2026}}</ref> He began his performing career through mimicry and later started a troupe named Narmakala.<ref name="KK-2025" /><ref name="Vanitha-2019" />

== Career ==
Riyas worked in television before attaining wider recognition through comedy serials.<ref name="Vanitha-2019" /> He later became widely known for playing Manmadhan in the satirical Malayalam sitcom ''Marimayam''.<ref name="TOI-Marimayam" /> In a 2023 interview with ''The Times of India'', he said that the programme had given him major recognition and described it as central to his acting journey.<ref name="TOI-Marimayam" />

He also portrayed Cleetus in the sitcom ''Aliyan Vs Aliyan''.<ref name="TOI-Award" /><ref name="TOI-400">{{cite news |title=Aliyan Vs Aliyan completes 400 episodes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/aliyan-vs-aliyan-completes-400-episodes/articleshow/66954492.cms |work=The Times of India |date=5 December 2018 |access-date=6 April 2026}}</ref> The serial completed 400 episodes in 2018, with Riyas and Aneesh Ravi playing the central brothers-in-law Cleetus and Kanakan respectively.<ref name="TOI-400" /> His performance in the programme won him the Kerala State Television Award for Best Comedian for 2017.<ref name="TOI-Award" />

Alongside television, Riyas has acted in Malayalam films. He was reported as part of the cast of ''Rorschach'' (2022), directed by Nisam Basheer and headlined by Mammootty.<ref name="TNIE-Rorschach1">{{cite news |title=First look of Mammootty's next thriller Rorschach out |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2022/May/04/first-look-ofmammoottys-next-thriller-rorschach-out-2449344.html |work=The New Indian Express |date=4 May 2022 |access-date=6 April 2026}}</ref><ref name="TNIE-Rorschach2">{{cite news |title=Mammootty's Rorschach by Nissam Basheer wraps up shoot in Dubai |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2022/Jul/02/mammoottys-rorschachby-nissam-basheer-wraps-up-shoot-in-dubai-2471909.html |work=The New Indian Express |date=2 July 2022 |access-date=6 April 2026}}</ref> He was also listed among the cast of the 2023 Malayalam film ''Somante Krithavu''.<ref name="TOI-Somante">{{cite news |title=Somante Krithavu Movie: Showtimes, Review, Songs, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-details/somante-krithavu/movieshow/104340854.cms |work=The Times of India |date=6 October 2023 |access-date=6 April 2026}}</ref>

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year(s)
! Title
! Role
! Network
! Notes
|-
| 2011–present
| ''Marimayam''
| Manmadhan
| [[Mazhavil Manorama]]
| Malayalam sitcom<ref name="TOI-Marimayam" />
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Parasparam (TV series)|Parasparam]]''
| Thakkol Vasu
| [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
|
|-
| 2017–2019
| ''[[Aliyan vs Aliyan]]''
| rowspan=2|Cleetus
| [[Amrita TV]]
| Malayalam sitcom<ref name="TOI-Award" /><ref name="TOI-400" />
|-
| 2019–present
| ''[[Aliyans]]''
| [[Kaumudy TV]]
| sequel to ''[[Aliyan vs Aliyan]]''
|-
| 2022–2025
| ''[[Surabhiyum Suhasiniyum]]''
| Ambadikannan / Vakkeel Uncle
| [[Flowers TV]]
|
|}

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Work
! Result
|-
| 2017
| rowspan=2|Kerala State Television Award
| rowspan=2|Best Comedian
| ''Aliyan Vs Aliyan''
| Won<ref name="TOI-Award" />
|-
| 2024
| ''Aliyans''
| Won
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Narmakala, Riyas}}
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Kerala]]
[[Category:Male actors in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Indian male television actors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Malayalam television]]

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